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Forged Wheel Super Sale & Buyer's Guide - Best Pricing & Service Guaranteed :)

For those of you who don't know me, my name is Ben and I own WEAPON-X Motorsports. While we make and sell a lot of products, I have done THOUSANDS of wheels since 2010 for customers all over the world and have the lowest prices on the planet! I've been doing a lot of wheels for Gen6 Camaros too, but just haven't had time to post them.

I will give you my BEST quote up front on what you requested as well as some other options that you might like as well! I'm not the carpet salesman type who will give you my best price till someone else offers you something less and then all of a sudden find a little more savings for you trying to secure the deal. I have been a car enthusiast from the time I could walk, handed down from my father's love for Chevrolet and eventually a custom wheel fanatic and can recall 25 years ago flipping through SuperStreet Magazine, drooling over a set of twin spoke Momo monoblock wheels for months that I wanted so bad for my Stealth Twin Turbo. Ya know what, I never did get those wheels haha, but it's no surprise that I grew up a big kid and both of these loves have continued. :) It's not uncommon for me to have 3-4 sets of wheels for a car and go through them regularly. Now some of these are for street, track, and drag strip, but I do frequently change up the look too.

Now, I do have my own little boutique American made wheel line WEAPON-X Forged and it's no secret, that I have quite a few favorite brands like Forgeline, 360Forged, ANRKY, HRE, PUR, Strasse, Lite Speed, etc; however, I can get you any wheel you want! We offer wheels only or complete wheel and tire packages. Why should you want to consider a complete wheel/tire package? I always try to operate by removing steps and keeping it as simple as possible because with 4 businesses, 6 dogs, a lovely verrry supportive wife (tolerating all of my toys LOL), a sweet little 4yo and 2yo terror; my life is too busy as it is. So, why would you want to deal with hauling around wheels and trusting a tech making $15-20 bucks an hour at a tire store to mount your several thousand dollar forged wheels? Very few places have the touchless tire mounters like we have. One mistake and the lip is messed up, or the face is scuffed from not having fresh gaskets on the balancer cup. I always cringed (and have paid the price in the past) watching tires get mounted on custom wheels which is why I spent $15k on a Corghi, the same touchless tire mounting machine that Forgeline has (thanks for the recommendation Steve) as well as on the floor of nearly every major exotic car manufacturer and the Hunter Road Force Balancer! When you have the wheel manufacturer put the tires on, you remove that trip taking your new wheels somewhere to get tires mounted and either hauling them back or hauling the OEM wheels/tires back. You simply receive and inspect them at your house (before signing for them) and you can bolt them on in your driveway ready to roll! If the manufacturer happens to make the mistake, the wheels are there in their possession to refinish and mount to get to you. In addition, you get the tire setup you need as well, not what that specific tire store has.

NOW, here comes the big question - why should you buy wheels from me? Simple! Anyone can just chop money off of an MSRP and brag about saving you $X amount of money, but my focus is on your overall experience, from start to finish making sure you know ALL of your available options and you get exactly what you need for your intended usage. I'm an engineer by degree and spec my own offsets unless you have your own, or we can defer to the manufacturers' offsets whom I have a phenomenal relationships with, which always helps get you what you want, when you want it. :) But, most importantly, I have the firsthand experience because I've tested out these fitments on my own cars, so I know what works and what doesn't. My goal is to make sure you end up with what you need, not what someone was trying to sell you. Now don't get me wrong, I'm not going to try to steer you towards something else, if you're an "I know exactly what I want/need kind of guy" and this isn't your first rodeo, then great, but unless you spend your life around this, odds are I can show you something you might not have seen yet! ;)

The WEAPON-X Wheel Experience:
You need to be asked all of the right questions to ensure you get not just the style you're after, but also the size, finish, tires and fitment!

1. Wheel Style: I find out what wheels you like so I can make some other suggestions based on that style that you MIGHT like (so you don't end up with buyers remorse two months later), and if we end up back where we started, that's just fine. I frequently find that guys who reach out to me for wheels end up thanking me later for showing them a couple of other models they ended up liking even more.
Example: Juan's C7 ZR1 below on Forgeline EX1s! He was originally inquiring about one of their older designs and when I showed him this newer release, he was all over it and ecstatic for the recommendation!

2. Buyer's Needs: Next, we will discuss your order of importance, so you need to prioritize:
a - Looks
b - Performance/Weight
c - Cost
Example: For me, my street wheels go in this exact order. My race wheels would be Performance/Weight, Cost, and Styling. Everyone is different obviously, so you tell me how to help!

3. Intended Use: What do you plan to use these wheels for?
a - Street - summer only or year round?
b - Street/Occasional Track
c - Street/Occasional Drag/Roll Racing
d - Dedicated Track Racing
e - Dedicated Drag Racing
Example: Since I have a few sets of wheels, I focus on a, d, or e. But guys who don't want to keep swapping wheels or spend too much money, might be looking more closely at b or c.

4. Tires: Tires dictate wheel widths! This is one of the most overlooked questions, because this will dictate quite a few things, but mostly the width you should be running. If you "think" you want a 12" wide wheel, but the tire choice you're after is only a 305, you're going to end up with a stretched look if it is in spec, or buying new tires if it's not in spec. This is why we offer complete bolt on packages as well. You get the wheels, with tires mounted so you don't have to worry about them getting scratched during mounting, and you get the correct TPMS inside so you're not driving around with a light on your dash and that feeling in your stomach you're going to have to do it all over again since they put the wrong frequency in there.
Example: Some tires are summer only and maybe you drive year round and should be looking at an all season? Or you are doing a larger 21" wheel, there are very few options wider than a 325 unless you do the Pirelli 355 Lambo tire, which is 28" tall.

5. Recommended Sizes: A lot of the factors from #s 2-4 come into play herewith this, because you might LIKE the look of stock sized wheels; however, if you're racing, you need smaller diameter wheels, not just for performance, but also things the novice might not consider such as replacement tire costs, which are cheaper for smaller diameter wheels, even in racing tires. So, I will discuss the benefits of recommended:
a - Diameters - intended use vs. aesthetics
b - Widths - narrower up front for drag, wider up front for track, user call for street unless there will be some crossover
c - Offsets - if not racing, are you a stock offset kind of guy, a flush face kind of guy, or a max offset/max concavity kind of guy? Personally, I strive to have the top of the tire flush with the fender lip above it AFTER proper alignment! Stock wheels are often sunken in 6-8mm.
Example: Not to bring up Juan's ZR1 again, but he got a set of ADV1s for his previous Z06 from a popular wheel dealer around here who didn't cater to his needs, just did their typical offsets. What he got were wheels that stuck out of the wheel well and while he loved the style of wheel, he was NOT happy with the fitment at all and constantly complained of the rock chips thrown up the side of his Z, which was worse than they're notoriously known for from stock. It turned him off so much, that he wanted the stock ZR1 offsets (which were sunken in) due to his fears of being too aggressive. I took a couple dozen different pics of the offsets of my Forgeline VX1Rs on my ZR1 and had to reconvince him to trust me and do a few mm further out to flush the faces properly, because that's the look he wanted and ultimately exactly what I delivered!

From here, you will get my best quote up front and I will keep you abreast along the way until your wheels are on the way!

Forgeline Wheels - Made in the USA

Mike M's ZL1-1LE on Forgeline GS1Rs

Mike M. has been a client of ours for a few years now, starting out with his C7 Z06, then a Porsche Turbo S, and now he's also added a ZL1 1LE for track duy till his GT3RS comes in. He loves his Forgelines and we do too! He chose to do the GA1R open lugs with comp caps in transparent smoke in OEM sizes for the OEM tires. These wheels are super light and strong, weighing in under 20lbs per corner!

It turned out killer! Any of you want the a set of wheels, give me a shout. We are a master dealer for them all and our pricing is unparalleled ;)

Forgeline GS1R
19x11, 19x12
Offsets: Forgeline Spec

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Juan C's C7 ZR1 - Forgeline EX1s

Nick S' - Forgeline VX1s

Nick reached out to me a couple years ago with his new Camaro SS and he had tuned it up with Janetty and wanted some custom wheels to go with his 700whp! Forgeline had just released their new VX1s and he did black ice (a personal favorite of mine since it looks black in most lights, but has a rich sheen to it when the light catches it!). I loved the way it turned out!!

Forgeline VX1
20x10, 20x11
Black Ice finish
Offsets: Forgeline Spec

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Can anyone photoshop the WC3s on a white Z?

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Originally Posted by 777Jackpot777 (Post 10337124)

Can anyone photoshop the WC3s on a white Z?

I sure can. Do you like the open lip look or the mesh style? The WC3 is a classic look without concavity focusing more on the exposed lips and brake caliper clearance. Entirely user choice ;) but here are a couple more mesh options and I'll show you a Z06 I did last year with the DE3C SL. I only mention other wheel styles because a lot of their stock photos are bland, but the WC3 has contrast which sets it off more. They're available in any finish, and there are more finishes shown inside each wheel, but still not as much as I'd like to see.

DE3C SL

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I love the new AL203 too!

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Brad's C7 Z06 - Forgeline DE3C-SL

Aaron C's C7 Z06 - PUR LX11

PUR LX11
Wheel sizes: 20x10, 21x12.5
Offsets: WEAPON-X Specs
Tires: Pirelli 295/25r20 and 375/20r21

Aaron came to me looking for a set of unique wheels for his Z06 Z07 a couple of months ago. He wanted to do something not all black and have some color matching in it without going overboard. He decided he wanted to do the Gloss Black Diamond center which I did on my old set of PUR wheels. It's a very cool smoke look that matches the look of carbon fiber very closely. The lips we went with polished and had them ceramic clear coated to keep the maintenance down and he chose exposed hardware with the Laguna Blue color match.

What do you guys think?? That rear dish is pretty wicked :thumbs:

As always for the best pricing and experience on the C7s, just give me a shout. It's always a pleasure working with you guys.

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Look at that rear depth!

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Ron R's C7 Z06 - WEAPON-X Forged MESHx7s in Carbon Fiber :)

C7 Z06
Wheels:
WEAPON-X: MESHx7.C3 three piece wheels
Finish - carbon fiber centers, lips, black inners
Wheels: 20x10", 21x12.5"
Tires: Pirelli P Zero Nero 285/25r20 and 375/20r21s

A lot of other carbon fiber parts coming too including the WXM carbon fiber diffuser and APR carbon vent and spoiler package

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Ben, I will keep this in mind. I've gained a lot of respect for you and your business of late (not that I didn't before, but just didn't know).

I tried dealing with a certain Gerry who deals high end wheels and got my intelligence insulted and once I didn't like any of his "hot deal" options, was told to go buy wheels that I "could afford"...Little did he know...

Wow! I'm at a loss for words.

Inline with Can'tHave2MuchHP, you have an exemplary business model. Your services offered, products and customer service are prodigious.

My amazing and beautiful wife supports/tolerates my carcaine habit, but if I order a set of those legendary CF wheels; she will probably kill me while I sleep.:biggrin:

Thanks for all of your posts here Ben.

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Originally Posted by waterman (Post 10339041)

When I went to Weapon-X for my build, I was able to see a set of the Carbon Fiber Rims....OMGosh! They are Beautiful...if I wasn't so close to having to paying for my son's college, they would be on my car!lol